as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
idealists who seek the annihilation of all forms of prejudice
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Recent Examples of annihilation
From Mesopotamian mythologies to Y2K narratives and beyond, people have long been telling tales about the end—floods, comets, plagues, and now nuclear annihilation, rogue A.I., and, yes, more plagues.
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Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
New Orleans is looking for a way to redeem itself after broadcasting the most shameful offensive display of the 2024 NFL season, becoming the only team in the year to post a donut in its 34-0 annihilation to the Green Bay Packers, who clinched their ticket to the playoffs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
At some critical temperature, the annihilation of dark matter particles effectively stopped, leaving a residual abundance of dark matter particles that persists to this day.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
One thing that’s civically dangerous is the annihilation of those boundaries.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
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Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
New Orleans is looking for a way to redeem itself after broadcasting the most shameful offensive display of the 2024 NFL season, becoming the only team in the year to post a donut in its 34-0 annihilation to the Green Bay Packers, who clinched their ticket to the playoffs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
At some critical temperature, the annihilation of dark matter particles effectively stopped, leaving a residual abundance of dark matter particles that persists to this day.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
One thing that’s civically dangerous is the annihilation of those boundaries.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilation
Noun
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The war at its height displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population and has caused vast destruction across the territory.—
Ibrahim Hazboun,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Another defendant, Lucy Grace Nelson, was charged in Colorado federal court on Feb. 26 with malicious destruction of property.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Two mountain lion cubs have been photographed in Michigan, a state where the big cats were hunted to near extinction and their young haven’t been seen in the wild in over 100 years.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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This percentage is significantly lower than the marine extinction rate during the same period, which saw about 80 percent of life wiped out.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Scott Bassett Orlando Trump’s policies are a money-grab Donald Trump’s trade war is causing havoc in the markets as prices rise due to insane tariffs on our closest neighbors.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Inevitably, leaders ignore the subtle signals of havoc and become overwhelmed when major disruptions inevitably occur.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Parishioners are fighting its demolition 125-year-old CT church reportedly cracked by earthquake.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
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While there’s still inventive shrapnel worth excavating from the demolition zone, so much of modern phonk feels optimized to be indistinguishable so gymgoers and gamers can hit play and cede control, racking up streams endlessly.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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Selena was taken to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead from blood loss and cardiac arrest.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The United States’ science loss may be Europe’s gain.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Annihilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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